Update: Thanks for all the interest in the giveaway, but our supply of beta keys is finally exhausted. Strategy Informer quotes Microsoft's Danan Davis on when to expect the launch of Age of Empires Online, and he tells them the online installment in the real-time strategy series will "definitely be coming in the Fall." He also gives a general outlook on their business model, saying the game's civilization packs, content packs, and "vanity items", are set to cost between $5.00 and $20.00, but no details are being offered just yet. This provides us with the opportunity to give away more beta keys from our vast collection of keys for the game. If you are interested, reply to this thread and we'll send a key to the address associated with your account. Update: Thanks for all the interest in the giveaway, but our supply of beta keys is finally exhausted.

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They are desperate. They are in dire need of testing extremely heavy server loads. Unfortunately, every single test they've scheduled I've been at work. The game itself I enjoyed, until it became a grind with literally repeating quests. That may only be a problem with the limited beta and lack of content, but I'm curious to see how much the civ and content packs are going to cost and just how many quests they typically contain.